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Health Assessment
Health Assessment-Abdominal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What to ask pt: | Any pain? hx of abd surgery? problems c GERD, ulcers, N/V?Any change in B/B? prg? when was your last menstrual period? |
| Appearance | How does the pt appear today? how are they sitting? any acute distress noted? |
| inspect abd: | is skin color consistent? any obvious hernia or mass? |
| Note contour: | is it flat, schaphoid, rounded, or protuberant? |
| Auscultate abd: | Listen in all 4 spots, lower rt 1st, then clockwise. how long do you listen if you don't hear anything? how would you listen for bruits? |
| Before palpation: | where is the liver? where is the gallbladder? spleen? should you feel them normally? |
| Palpate | why do you palpate last? show light and deep palpation. show how you attempt to palpate liver and spleen. |
| appendicities | if complaints, how would you assess for appendicitis? what tests for pain in RLQ? what are they called? demonstrate. |